Craft wise = Citizen Kane (many of the things that we consider small were hugely impactful because of Citizen Kane)
Script and entertainment wise (as in how influentiial it was) = Godfather (it was one of the movies that made a traditionally unsympathetic people sympathetic, and best shown the potential of not only New Hollywood, but movies in general)

Craft wise = Citizen Kane (many of the things that we consider small were hugely impactful because of Citizen Kane)
Script and entertainment wise (as in how influentiial it was) = Godfather (it was one of the movies that made a traditionally unsympathetic people sympathetic, and best shown the potential of not only New Hollywood, but movies in general)

Popularity shouldn't matter. Popularity and entertainment are completely subjective. Trying to crown a greatest film should try to be as objective as possible. The only way to do that? Look at it's craft and how innovative and influential it was and Citizen Kane takes the cake every time. Is it 100% objective? No, but its much closer to objectiveness than entertainment factor and popularity.

It's not objective at all. The masses can like bad stuff. There was a time when the majority of people believed there was nothing wrong with slavery. That's a harsh example, but popularity means absolutely nothing to a film. In order to reach broader audiences, you have to generalize more to allow more people to relate. This often runs the material thin. You simply can't be as rich in artistic merits if you're trying to appeal to everyone. Look at the best artists of all time. They all challenged audiences. Most audiences don't want to be challenged. They want bad ****.

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Star Trek: First Contact is filled with inaccurate renderings of the characters from the show. It still infuriates me they turned Picard into a bloodthirsty maniac.

It wasn't just a random turn, though. It made sense in the context of the film, and it was even pointed out to him within the narrative. Once he realized what he was doing, he calmed down and did the usual Picard stuff. I don't know about the others. Care to elaborate?

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"When you see a John Woo film, it's comforting to know how shallow the world really is. The full force of the manly coolness factor with a peice of nose hair sticking out from the tiny crack between manly and cool, exposes the thinness of the male hormone factor. It takes an idiot to do cool things. That's why it's cool."

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